The moment Sage stepped beyond the enormous stone archway, he realized that the dungeon's interior was nothing like the ancient ruins they had investigated several days earlier.
A vast underground passage stretched before them, its ceiling rising so high that the faint blue crystals embedded in the stone barely illuminated the darkness overhead.
Massive pillars supported the passage at irregular intervals, their surfaces covered in weathered carvings that appeared far older than the ruins outside.
The air was cold and unusually heavy, carrying the faint scent of damp stone and something Sage couldn't quite identify.
More importantly, the mana concentration was extraordinary.
Even without deliberately sensing his surroundings, Sage could feel the dense mana pressing against his body. It was considerably stronger than anything he had encountered in the dungeons around Evergreen.
